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Cameo of Venus and Cupid, Probably a Hat Badge Mounted as a Pendant

c. 1500-c. 1550 (cameo and frame); c. 1575-c. 1600 (pendant)
Gold, chalcedony, enamel, pearls, and glass
10.8 × 4.9 cm (4.3 × 1.9 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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